The male has a copper-colored body and long tail feathers, and differs in color and tail shape from the female. It occurs in the canopy of northern Amazonian forest.
The male has a black head, green throat, and coppery body, with elongated central tail feathers that cross. The female is green, with a throat ranging from rusty to yellow.
It occurs in the canopy of nutrient-poor forest associated with blackwater rivers and streams.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.